Wringer-support.



J. L. KELLEHER.

WRINGER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 27. I912 LILSQU. Patented Nov. 23, 1915. N 2SHEETS-SHEET I.

Q Q N 0) J. L. KELLEHER.

WRINGER SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2 19:2.

1,161,390, Patented Nov. 2;), 1915.

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JOHN L. KELLEHER, 0F LE MARS, IOWA.

WRING-ER-S'UPPORT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 23, 19115.

Application filed May 27, 1912. 4 Serial No. 700,013.

.ports, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to clothes wringers, andvhas for its object theproduction of an eflicient wringer attachment whereby the wringer may beswung to different positions,

with reference to a washing machine so as to deliver the articles fromone tubto another.

Another object of. this invention is the production of an efficientmeans whereby the belt for driving the wringer will be held so as tooperate the wringer when the wringer is swung to several adjustedpositions.

With these and other objects in View this invention consists ofcertain'novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, aswill be hereinafter fully described and claimed. I

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the machine. Fig. 2 is aside elevation thereof. Fig. ,3 is asection taken on line 33 of Fig. 2.Fig. 4 is a detail perspective of the upper journal bolt whichconstitutes a pivot for the frame whlch supports the wringer. Fig. 5 isa detail perspective of one of the adjusting members carried by thepivot bolt illustrated in Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective of thearm, whereby the wringer may be lifted so, as to tighten the belt whichdrives the wringer rollers. Fig. 7 is -a diagrammatic view of thearrangement of the washing machine with reference to the rinsing andbluing tubs.

The present device is especially adapted to be attached to a washingmachine which comprises a body 1, which is mounted upon;

the usual legs or standards The usual top 3 is hinged to the support 4carried by the upper end of the body 1, and this cover 3 is hinged tothe support 4 by means of the hinges 5. One of the hinges 5 alsoconstitutes a bearing for the clothes agitating shaft 6, which shaft isalso supported by means of a journal box 7. A bracket 8 is secured tothe cover and is pivotally mounted on the shaft 6, said bracket having alaterally extending arm 9, carrying a roller 10, which roller acts as abelt tightening means for the belt 11. A pulley 12 is carried by theshaft 6 and the belt 11 passes over this pulley and also passes over apulley 13 carried by the main drive shaft 1 1. An eccentric arm 15 iscarried by the inner end of the shaft 6, and to this arm is connected alink 16, which link in turn engages a rack bar 17, said rack bar passingthrough guide brackets 18. A gear wheel 19 is journaled in the lidorcover 3, and'to this gear wheel is connected the usual clothesagitator which may be made of any desired type.

The drive shaft 1% at one end carries a main drive pulley 20 which drivepulley receives a drive belt from the engine or other driving mechanism,and this shaft 14 is supported upon the legs or standards 2, by means ofbrackets 21. The opposite end of the shaft 14: carries a pulley 22, andover this pulley 22 passes a belt 23, which belt in turn engages apulley 24: carried by the shaft-. 25, which shaft constitutes the maindrive shaft for the wringer 26.

A. bracket 27 is carried by one of the standards or legs 2 as indicatedin Fig. 2, and this bracket is provided with a pair of parallel arms 28,which arms are connected at their outer ends by means of a shaft 29. Abracket 30 is provided with an angle foot 31, which foot encircles theshaft 29, and is capable of having longitudinal movement upon the shaft29. The upper end of the bracket 30 is provided with an angle extension32 which angle extension engages the wringer supporting arm 53, asindicated in Fig. 2.

A metallic brace or overhanging arm 33 is carried by the upper end ofthe body 1. This overhanging arm 33 comprises a pair of converging arms34, and the lower end of this overhanging arm 33 is secured to the body1 by means of rivets or other securing means 35. Enlarged portions 36are formed upon the arm 33 and in these enlarged portions 36 are securedthe free ends .of the metallic band 37 which encircles the lindricalportion 40 of the journal bolt 38 upon which cylindrical portion it isrotatably mounted, and this arm 42 has a head which is provided withbeveled sides 43, which sides terminate in a fiat body portion 44. Astop washer 45 is slidably mounted upon the-journal bolt 38,and thiswasher 45 comprises a collar portion 46, and a pair of laterallyextending fingers 47. These fingers 47 are adapted to fit upon the upperedges of the beveled sides'43 of the head of the arm 42 when the arm isin one position and the fingers 47 are adapted to rest upon the flatbody portion 44 when the arm 42 is in a position at right angles to thatshown in Fig. 2. The collar portion-46 is provided with a rectangularaperture 48 forholding the washer 45 against rotation. Two sides of thecollar 46 are beveled as indicated at 49 for allowing the washer to fitsnugly in engagement with the flat portion 44 of the arm 42. The upperend'of the journal bolt 38 is provided with a threaded portion 50 whichreceives a thumb nut 51, and betweenthe washer 45 and thumb nut 51 ispositioned a coil spring 52.

The wringer 26 is mounted on an outwardly extending arm 53 which arm isprovided with an angularly extending end 54 to which is integrallysecured the journal bolt 38, above-mentioned. The angularly extendingend 54 of the bracket or arm 53 is provided with a web portion 55 for'reinforcing the angle end 54 of the bracket or arm 53. The wringer 26 ofthe ordinary construction is associated with the arm 53 as above statedand this wringer carries the usual wringer rollers 56. The shaft 25carries gears 57, which mesh with gears 58 carried by the upper wringerroller as indicated inFig. 2. The wringer may, if so desired, beoperated by means of a crank 59 which is connected to the end of one ofthe gears 57 by means of a clutch 60.

The arm 53 is provided with an ear 61, and to this ear 61 is pivotallysecured a locking lever 62. The lower end of the lever 62 is normallyheld in engagement with a rack segment 63 by means of a coil spring 64.The rack segment 63 is provided with a plurality of notches 65, and thissegment is securely held to the body 1, by means of rivets or othersecuring means 66.

As illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it will be seen that the wringer 26 maybe swung in alinement with the shaft 14 or may be swung at right anglesthereto, as indicated in the diagram in Fig. 7 The wringer is held inits adjusted position by means of the latch lever 62, as abovedescribed. When the wringer 26 extends in alinement with the shaft 14,the'lifting lever or arm 42 is swung so that the fingers 47 will restupon the upper ends of the beveled sides 43 which will cause the belt 23to be tightened so as to easily operate the wringer rollers 56. When thewringer 26 is swung at right angles to the shaft 14, or the positionshown in the diagram in-Fig. 7, the lever or arm 42 may also be swung soas to allow the fingers 47 of the washer 45 to fit upon the flat portion44 of the head of the arm 42, thereby lowering the wringer 26 to acertain extent to' allow for the take-up of the belt 23. As this wringer26 has vertical sliding movement, the angle end 31 will in turn slide onthe shaft 29.

By having the wringer so that the same may be swung to differentpositions, it will be seen that the clothes can be wrung from the bluingtub so that the same may pass into the rinsing tub, or vice versa,especially since the tubs may be arranged in the position as indicatedin the diagram in Fig. 7. What is claimed is A wringer supportcomprising an over-

